How to Install Cisco VPN on Ubuntu
Get the VPN client and untar it with this command:
$ tar xzf vpnclient-linux-x86_64-4.8.01.0640-k9.tar.gz
Go to VPN install directory:
$ cd vpnclient/
Run the install:
$ sudo ./vpn_install
Take the defaults when prompted.
Copy your vpn profiles to here: /etc/opt/cisco-vpnclient/Profiles/
Start the VPN with this command:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/vpnclient_init start
Connect to your VPN with this command:
$ sudo vpnclient connect YourVPNprofileHere
with the “YourVPNprofileHere” part being the file name of your vpn profile file without the “.pcf” extension.
To make it easier to start the VPN I created a script and added an icon for it to my launch panel in Ubuntu. Here’s the contents of the script:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
#command to start vpn:
/etc/init.d/vpnclient_init start
#to run VPN:
vpnclient connect work
These links helped me immensely with figuring out the above:
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